Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity Initiate Fundraising Event,

About the event

Dear Future Sponsor,

My name is Andrew Napieraj, and I have been given the distinction of treasurer for the Delta Kappa Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi's Alpha Theta Initiate class at the University of North Texas.  My main duties are to prepare a fundraising event and manage/disperse these funds across several events.  These events are intended to build fellowship within the initiate class and strengthen the community.  There will be a social, scholarship, and service event in which the main goal is to better ourselves as one unit.  The service event will cost the most, and we are looking to support a LOCAL charity to be determined.  Any additional funds will be DONATED to one/several LOCAL charity(ies).  

    Phi Sigma Pi, is a gender inclusive honors fraternity as well as a professional non-profit organization.  The Alpha Theta class consists of 21 members who are dedicated as students, and ready to take on any additional responsibilities required of them as defined by our chapter.  Each student is required to maintain a full course load of 12 or more credit hours and attain a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.  The fraternity itself is based on a tripod of Scholarship, Fellowship, and Leadership, in which one cannot stand without the others.  Scholarship not only applies to the classroom, but outside of it as well, in a continued pursuit of knowledge.  Phi Sigma Pi fosters a non-discriminatory, fraternal fellowship for all members to enjoy.  Members of Phi Sigma Pi are members for life and are provided plenty of opportunities, as alumni, to be active.  The final leg of the tripod, Leadership, is very important to Phi Sigma Pi.  Here within the fraternity members are taught critical core leadership skills in which to better themselves.  Members are then encouraged to "pay it forward" by giving back to the community through various service events.  This is just a brief look into Phi Sigma Pi, if you wish to find out more the link for the Phi Sigma Pi website is below.

    For the fundraising event, the plan is to host a "Guess the Jar" game. A contestant will get a prize if they guess the correct amount, of whatever items used, in the jar.  To raise money, each guess will be worth a set amount, and larger contributions will earn more guesses (Ex: $1/Guess or $2/3 Guesses).  The grand prize is WHY we need YOU!  For the grand prize we would like to offer a tablet or the like to the winner (See Prize Option Document Below).  In the case that there are multiple winners, a winner will be selected, from those who guessed correctly, at random by a computer.  To ensure a random result this process will be repeated 5 times. Secondary prizes, such as gift cards that we have already attained will be given to remaining winners, or in the case there are no other winners, will be given to participants closest to being right (the same process as mentioned prior will take place in the event of a tie until all prizes are gone).  To preserve the integrity of the competition the exact amount of items in the jar will be counted by, and known only to, myself.  An additional measure for fairness includes prohibiting MYSELF, any member of the PHI SIGMA PI FRATERNITY, INITIATES, and IMMEDIATE FAMILY of those mentioned prior, from entering in the competition.  The location of this event is planned to be held at the Library Mall on the University of North Texas Main Campus which consists of 36,000+ Students.  This is the highest traffic area on campus and should produce a good turnout.  This is also of benefit to YOU as a sponsor, because this is will be a good opportunity for us to advertise YOU! We will have signage throughout the campus as well as a large poster during the event to attract students, AND we will note all sponsors who participated.

   The social and scholarship events are meant to strengthen the bond between initiates while building character individually.  The social event is being decided between several things such as a cultural potluck, paint night, or a poetry slam night.  An example of how funds would be used on this event would be giving each initiate an allowance (say $15/each) of some of the money raised to prepare a dish of their heritage for the cultural potluck.  The scholarship event is the one event, barring any conflict, that is set and ready to go after the fundraiser.  The event planned is to go to the local Sky Theater, which would have a very low cost, and would benefit the education of initiates greatly.

    The service event, I personally believe, is the most important event for each initiates character.  The event so far is still being planned, but can take on so many different paths.  If the fundraiser is a huge success this event could help bring a noticeable change in the community.  The organization/charity we are looking to support will be LOCAL, because as a group we concluded that, though Denton may not be home, it is where we are now and we are grateful for being here and want to give back.  Some ideas for our service event include supporting and/or working with Denton Animal Shelter, Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home, Good Samaritan Society, and the Community Food Center.  This is not to mention any additional funds go to some/all of these organizations.  To learn more about these organizations, the links to their sites can be found below.

    At this time if you still have questions feel free to contact me at any time, and if I'm ever unavailable just leave a message and I will respond to any inquiries promptly.  I look forward to hearing from you, and greatly appreciate your time dedicated to this event,

Best Regards,

Andrew James Napieraj

Phi Sigma Pi Alpha Theta Initiate Class Treasurer

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